MAKING FRIENDS IN GERMANY | Why is it so hard ?? Individualism?

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  • Опубликовано: 28 окт 2024

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  • @bonisilebgumede9567
    @bonisilebgumede9567 Год назад +8

    I arrived in DE in October 2021, lived and attended a sparchschule. Bremen was a nightmare for me, I was extremely lonely. I returned to SA to visit family and came back end of February...I wanted to give up, but my little 12yr old son gave me the advice I always give him " complete your mission, never give up"...wise little boy!
    I arrived in Hamburg to start a new life and the moment I arrived in Hamburg, I felt the connection. So far, I love Hamburg ❤️. No friends yet, but I'm sure this will change soon! I wish everyone who has just arrived in Germany a beautiful stay...keep your eyes wide open and Sindy is absolutely correct when she says that when you find a german friend, it's forever!

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад +1

      Hamburg is the best city and very international you can find tons of nationalities.Love it here. What a blessing your son is. wish all the best with your life here. 😊

  • @sebentilezanini1085
    @sebentilezanini1085 3 месяца назад

    A complicated culture makes them seem closed .....but hey...we live here and we will make the best of it!

  • @katenkosi1389
    @katenkosi1389 Год назад +2

    Sindy I understand the situation that you facing there because its a different country and different rules so just make sure you are ok and as long your husband loves you that's all you need and just stay positive 👍❤️❤️❤️

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад +1

      TRUE TRUE.Major adjustments required, girl if it wasn't for this man I WOULD have left haha , real talk. I am always optimistic and positive all the time x

  • @life-is-here
    @life-is-here Год назад +1

    Making friends in Germany can be difficult, but with the right understanding of the culture and people, it's possible. Cindy's video is a great resource for those looking to settle in Germany.

  • @shelsiiadams
    @shelsiiadams Год назад

    I feel you ! Same happened to me when I left my island for another. Happy to relate to somebody that go through this too ! Thank you for sharing I feel like we are not alone 🫶

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      You are so welcome MY ISLAND honey! I enjoy living through you with the both islands seeing other parts of the world and all, beautiful to witness x patiently waiting for more content x

  • @cynthiaadams7689
    @cynthiaadams7689 Год назад

    Sindy you look stunning. Your hair is lovely. 🤍🤍 Thank you for sharing this info with us. I've also heard that about the Germans. 😊

  • @febbeplank9546
    @febbeplank9546 Год назад +2

    I like your energy Sindy, I see us being friends😅😍

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      aw🥰wwww you will be my first ever Namibian friend ever and ofcos I like your vibe already x

    • @febbeplank9546
      @febbeplank9546 Год назад

      @@sindypetronella will be coming to Hamburg soon then we can probably meet up🤗

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      Let me know before hand 🤗

  • @LisaEveShow
    @LisaEveShow Год назад

    Thank you for your wonderful advice, as always. ☺️

  • @julietmukasa7124
    @julietmukasa7124 Год назад

    Thank you dear for the beautiful vdeo 👍
    It’s the same also here in Nederlands

  • @hockeygirl8401
    @hockeygirl8401 Год назад

    Wow, you are a really chill person who talks really slow. I had to speed the video up😄

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад +1

      Haha sorry 😅😅😘

    • @hockeygirl8401
      @hockeygirl8401 Год назад

      @@sindypetronella it’s better to be chill than full of anxiety . Maybe that’s the effect of Germany. I’m in the states and thinking of moving there as an African-American woman.

  • @angelsibs5024
    @angelsibs5024 Год назад

    Thank you so much for sharing this to us thanks

  • @sabina7978-e4y
    @sabina7978-e4y Год назад +2

    This is not just a problem only in Germany. This is a problem in many countries. I am also a person open to new friendship , but having lived in Sweden in the '80s-'90s and in Italy in the '90s. I only knew Poles. Italians are not as open as people think.
    I have friends in other countries and they also have the same problem. People work more and more and do not have time to cultivate relationships. Then a lot of people have mental problems. In Poland, every fourth Pole has them, and the Pandemic has shown us that there are many more of them. When people do not feel well mentally, they have no initiative and are closed to new people.

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      Ahhhhh interesting to know your views and perceptive with your own lived experiences. I agree with you with so MUCH focus with work work and not so much with relationships like here. In South Africa we love to live with each other not so much individualism compared to here. People end up having burn outs because of over working themselves UNFORTUNATELY.

    • @sabina7978-e4y
      @sabina7978-e4y Год назад

      @@sindypetronella 👌👌💕

  • @nathanjaerhard7352
    @nathanjaerhard7352 3 месяца назад

    How to make Friends in Germany: 1. Understand that Germans take friendship VERY seriously. That isn't a topic to be taken lightly here. 2. Connect through HOBBIES, and the same interests, like musik, sports, cooking, knitting (Vereine!) Always follow, were the germans disapear to... :-) 3. Ehrenämter: Connect with other people who want to commit oneself to the same cause, like saving animals, human rights, soup kitchens, etc. 4. Local independent churches. They are often very family like and warm hearted and welcoming to strangers. 5. Try going to pubs with germans. When drinking beer, germans loosen up. I personally as a german don't like alcohol, but at least go to the pub and drink something else!

  • @Victoria_DE
    @Victoria_DE Год назад

    I am very proud of the fact that you are my friend! ❤

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      I am happy I met you 💕💕💕💕💕💕

    • @nsingz2024
      @nsingz2024 Год назад

      What about me can I be your friend also. Ich bin Nelson

    • @emmanuelezea4025
      @emmanuelezea4025 8 месяцев назад

      victoria i really love you,can you be my sweet haert, please live your contact here okay.

  • @MargauxK
    @MargauxK Год назад

    Lol thanks for sharing this!
    The Germans here in Hamburg are very polite. It’s the first country I’ve lived in that strangers mostly ladies always say hello to me first on the street and my mouth dropped open 😂😂😂🤣. I had to look at myself and ask is it me or someone else. Also they’re very helpful and patient while I’m murdering their language. I heard it’s totally different compared to other cities.
    So far I happy with Hamburg.

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      Haha is it me or someone else killed me :) happy you are good so far :)!

  • @travelandliveingermany7295
    @travelandliveingermany7295 Год назад

    In my opinion it ist very dificult for foreigners to find friends here. The people here are more focused in work and are very racional. They are more individualistic and therefore they do not really enjoy the company of other people or enjoy small things like food etc. They do often only care about themselves and only want to recieve help from gevernment and institutes. So it is dificult in the day to day life.
    In general you can find some social partners in for ex. sport clubs or at work but it all keeps staying very on the surface

  • @blessingDiaries
    @blessingDiaries Год назад

    Oh girl you can say that again is not easy here in Germany 🇩🇪 to make friends 😢new subbie here and new RUclipsr aswell

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      welcome welcome 💕
      hope this venture on RUclips becomes a success and BLESS us with your daily diaries 💕🥰

  • @rinaemapila8207
    @rinaemapila8207 Год назад

    Lol when it comes to South Africans it's easier for one to make friends once there's a bit of connection the friendship starts but it's not easy to find a genuine friendship yooo i personally love friendships it's a great feeling to have friends imagine life without friendship i wouldn't find it easier..Thank you for sharing this ,

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      Yoh genuine genuine is quite a tricky one yeyi people are weird and we are so blinded not seeing the red flags 🚩 but for sure to quite easy peasy haha. Friendship is the greatest gift ever we could have as humans 💕 thank you for sharing your mind and being here :)

  • @patiencemtetwa
    @patiencemtetwa Год назад

    Hello girlfriend 😘😘, Good to see you after a long time..🤗🤗..Now this topic you touched on....let me tell you, not only in Germany you might have issues, I'm in England and I also had lonely times making friends. But I have friends now. I also had bad experiences...hope you will visit London soon 😉😀, ngizokuxoxela zonke sana 😁🙌🏾

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      haha bathi England is word you wouldn't know if your neighbour is still alive cause you hardly see them yiqiniso haha ? yeyi Siya adjusta lapha phesheya ende abantu bacanga ukuthi its all sun shinning.

    • @patiencemtetwa
      @patiencemtetwa Год назад

      @@sindypetronella nje! Kunjalo sis 😃

  • @Jazeerakiko
    @Jazeerakiko Год назад

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @advocatepuleng
    @advocatepuleng Год назад

    Mega love from Mzansi.

  • @saniya7649
    @saniya7649 6 месяцев назад

    I am living in Germany since 7 years. Most of the people are mean cold hearted and rude , it doesn't matter what nationality. I have lost my mother in this month. Nothing is left for me. I am broken mentally.

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  6 месяцев назад

      I am sorry 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @saniya7649
      @saniya7649 6 месяцев назад

      @@sindypetronella I have recently completed my nursing course here in Germany and a year or later I am not planning to stay here anymore. Germany is not for us.

    • @saniya7649
      @saniya7649 6 месяцев назад

      @@sindypetronella these people harassed us mentally and physically. I can't take it anymore.

  • @marykagaweses4023
    @marykagaweses4023 11 месяцев назад +1

    Please help me find a friend in Germany 😢

  • @Eksemandisa
    @Eksemandisa Год назад

    your lights puuuurrrrr

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      Yeyi trying to upgrade iAppearance haha 😘😘

  • @emmanuelezea4025
    @emmanuelezea4025 8 месяцев назад

    i will like to make a new friend from her

  • @winniebecker1297
    @winniebecker1297 Год назад

    Hello Cindy. Du siest gut aus. Warum redest du nicht auf Deutsch.

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      Ich mache nur ein Video in einem Monat auf deutsch.. nächste Monat mache ich… Danke für die nette Wörter 😊☺️💙🙏🏾

  • @martinbock191
    @martinbock191 Год назад

    und wie ist das in deiner Heimat in Ghana?

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      ich komme nicht aus Ghana

    • @martinbock191
      @martinbock191 Год назад

      @@sindypetronella ach so, welche Flagge ist das denn?

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      South Africa

    • @martinbock191
      @martinbock191 Год назад

      @@sindypetronella aber du bist nicht mit mandela verwandt?

    • @martinbock191
      @martinbock191 Год назад

      @@sindypetronella Südafrika hat ja auch den Tafelberg und Hogsback

  • @Eksemandisa
    @Eksemandisa Год назад

    try bumble bff babe

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад

      I do have it love over a year now … met some cool people. It’s a lot also 😅

  • @not-even-german4892
    @not-even-german4892 Год назад +1

    Friends in Germany. Geht sometimes with other nationalities. With Germans 😂😂😂 only with your husband's friends. A lot of jealousy from German women towards us black women. Our features, slim ess, lips... 😅😅😅😅😅. You don need them!!!! Work and love your husband.

    • @sindypetronella
      @sindypetronella  Год назад +1

      Haha you kill me 🤣🤣🤣🤣😁

    • @not-even-german4892
      @not-even-german4892 Год назад

      @@sindypetronella 16 Jahre Erfahrung Schwester... The stares... "Ohh du hast eine schöne Figur" 😀

  • @berlinpeople142
    @berlinpeople142 Год назад

    Hey, when you have 5 million views, why don´t you just buy friends ? Problem solved !